Pinning machine



Sept 9, 1930 A. D. RUSSELL 1,775,357

PINNING MACHINE Filed May 5, 1928 2 Sheets-#SMHl 1 ATTORNEY Spt. 9, 1930. A. D. RUSSELL PINNING MACHINE Filed May 5, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Sept 9, 193) Y u p i y PATENT OFFICE I N y ARTHUR ID. RUSSELL-OF `NEW` YORK, N. YQ

' Y ElimineivrAcnI'NEf AppIicaton `filed May 5, 1928.` Serial No. 275,418.

This invention relates tol a hand pinning parts thereof being broken away to illustrate machine and in particularv to one which is the stop mechanismv whichis operable from"` entirely automatic in its operation. Y i j the` jaw `or handle member.v In the piecing of goods together, for in- `Figure 2'is a view in end elevation of the Y t stance, in goods that is made upfor pattern, machine illustrated in Figure l, in( this posi- 55" and in order to determine how the same will tion, the jawbeingclosed andthe magazine 1 100k whenv it is completed, it has `been the being positioned at the topof the frame.4 practice heretofore, to pin the goods together Figure 3 is a section taken on the line 3-.3 along the edges thereof. In doing this, the of Figure 2 and shows theinternal working` operation hasbeen performed by hand in parts of the machine. y rather a haphazard fashion and the pinning, Figure 4 is a section taken on the line 4-4 on the whole, has' been carried on under of Figure 3 andillustrateshow the pins are unsatisfactory conditions and with a' great fed down through the medium of suitable loss of time. y Y ratchet propelled feed wheels, the storage of It is a particularobject'of my invention, the pin-s in the magazine being also illus-` 65 therefore, to provide a hand pinninglmatrated. il Y y l Y Y i chine which will automatically gatherrthe i. Figure 5 isasection taken through the an-` goods, crimp the same and vpin the plies therenular gear `and the slide` plate, the annular of together, thereby savingltime and doing gear carrying the pawls while the slide plate the work thoroughly and properly. carries the pawl dogs or ratchets. i 70 A further object of the invention is to pro- Figure 6 is an enlarged view ofthe lower vide an automatic hand pinning machine havends of the annular gears, the section being ing a pin holding magazine,'the pins-being taken through one of the feed wheel comarranged on a paper stripso that the maga-` partments and illustrating how the pins are zine can be loaded with a minimum of time fed down between the annular gear and the 75` and so that the pinsy can be fed successivelyV retaining. plate. y i into the drum `from` which they are forced Figure 7 is an enlarged view of the lower through the material in quick succession.V end of Figure 5 to more clearly illustrate A still further object ofthe invention is the relative position of the ratchet wheel and to provide a machine of this character which'` pawl.' Y I l will be simple in construction, will have few Figure 8 isa section taken on the line 8-8 parts and whose operation will be positive of Figure?) and illustrates howthe operatand will be carried on without clogging or ing spring may be rewound. a jamming of the machine parts. l Y Y Figure 9 isa section taken through Figure A still further object of the invention is to 3 to illustrate the position of the drive gear 85 provide a spring propelled machine, the and its'associated pinion, the pinions in this spring ofwhich maybeawound at suitable position 'imparting to theannulargear, a "intervals to maintain the proper operation rotating movement.V Y y V of the machine. lfigure"` 10 is a section taken on the` line `40 To enable others skilled in the art to fully l0--10 of Figure 3,' the View showing theec- 9ou comprehend the underlying featuresof my centric ring, the annular gear and thelslide invention that vthey may` embody the same plate which carry the feedwheels and ratchet in the various modifications in structureand Wheels respectively. a f

` relation contemplatedfa `drawing depicting Figure 11 aview` in section taken slight-` a preferred form hasbeen annexed asapart ly forward` vof the line 10--10 of Figure 3 95 of this disclosure and in such drawing, simiand shows how one of the pins is ejected upon lar reference characters` denote lcorrespenda half revolution of the slide plate, the reing parts throughoutall the views, of which taining plate being also illustrated and be- Figure 1 is a viewin side elevation ofthe ing in its inverte position relatively to Fig-` machine asit would appear when not in use, ure 3. 100

Figure 12 is a view of the lower, circumferential edge of the casing showing the crimping strip and also showing how the fabric layers will be tucked into the jaws of the anvil which is formed on one of the handle members.

Figure 13 is a view of the iinal action of the mechanism, the view illustrating only the lower edge of the casing as illustrated in Figure l2 and showing how the pin will be driven through the plies of goods and the paper thereon will be crumpled up beneath the pin head and will be out of the way and in no danger of clogging the machine, and

Figure 11i is a section in top plan taken through the annular gear showing the pin passage therein and the cut out for the reception of the slide plate, the feed wheels in this instance being omitted.

Figure 15 is a fragmentary view partly in section showing the knife for severing part of the pin holding web.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 5 Aand 6 indicate inter-engaging handle or arm members which are punched out to provide the hand holds 7 which 'incidentally provide receptacles for the ends of the spring 8 which passes about the pivot point 9 on which the arms 5 and 6 are pivoted, the spring having a tendency to normally maintain the outer ends of the arms apart. The outer end of the arm 7 is secured through-the medium of the rivets 10 to the casing 11. This casing is threaded as at 12, see Figure 4, on its front face and is arranged to receive the casing ring 13, the ring supporting therein in any suitable manner, the magazine 14, whose lower extension l-A provides a cover for the casing. Between the casing ring 18 and the casing 11, there is imprisoned, an eccentric ring 15. This eccentric ring is clearly illustrated in Figure 11 and has positioned within its eccentric cut-out, the annular gear 16. This annular gear carries shafts 17 and towards the outer ends of these shafts, there are mounted the ratchet wheels 18 and on the shafts 17 and toward their centers, there are mounted the feed wheels 19. is illustrated in Figure 1li, the annular gear 16 is provided with a pin passageway 2O and a sliding plate passageway 21, the bottom or lower end of the pin passage 2O being diverted from its vertical position so that pins passing down the passageway 2O will be discharged into a suitable groove 22-A formed between the eccentric ring and the peripheral edge of the annular gear 1G. Y

Y Tit-hin the cut-out 21, there slides the plate 22, illustrated in Figure 11, and whose ends are positioned within the eccentric outout 28 of the eccentric ring 15, the inner opening in the ring being concentric and supporting, as before mentioned, in revolvable position, the annular gear 16. This ratchet plate 22 carries the pawls 24; which are maintained through the medium of the springs 25, in contact with the ratchet wheels 18 carried in the annular gear 16. This is clearly illustrated in Figure 7 and in Figure 5 and it is quite evidentthat upon a rotating movement of the annular gear, the ratchet plate 22 will be carried around and, due to its sliding contact with an eccentric portion of the eccentric ring, will be given a longitudinal feed movement with the result that its pawls 24rwill revolve the ratchet wheels 18 to cause a feeding movement of the feed wheels 19 to feed the pins down through the pin slot 20 formed in the annular gear.

It will be understood that these pins are mounted for convenience at an angle on a paper web 27, which in its rolled formation, as illustrated at 28-A in Figure 3, may he conveniently positioned within the magazine 14 carried on the annular gear and revolvable therewith, the same being secured in position through the medium of the screws 28. The pins on this web of paper 27 are fed down through the pin passage 2O by reason of the movement of the feed wheels 19 and their movement in a reverse direction is prevented by the retainer plate 29, one face of which is provided with the downwardly er;- tending teeth 80, it being quite evident that the pins will ratchet over these teeth in 'their downward movement and the teeth will then overlie the lower pin and will prevent its upward movement so that the pins will he fed positively into the channel ,2Q-ri provided for them about the periphery of the annular gear. Y

In Vorder to move the annular gear in a rotative motion, I have provided a stud 3l to which is secured one end of a. clock spring 82, the outer end of the spring being secured to the ratchet ring 33, the outer surf fte of which is provided with ratchet teeth, as illustrated in Figure 8, which are arranged to be engaged by the pawl 34- and pawl 85, the latter being a holding pawl which is arranged to prevent unwinding of the spring and which is carried in a suitable cut-out 36 in the casing 1l, the casing being cut out in large part of its periphery as at 37 to provide a space in which may-travel the driving pawl holdinfy hloclr 88 in which the driving or winding pawl Si is secured, this portion 38 beingsecured on the inner periphery of a winding ring 39, the outer surface of which is lrnurled as at d() so that the same may be conveniently rotated back and forth to revolve the ratchet rin and wind the spring 32. The winding ring 89 covers the cut-out portion 37 of the casing 11 and it will be quite evident from the inspection of Figure 3 tiet the block 38 prevents the ring 39 from becoming separated from the casing 11.

When the spring has been fully wound it places a tension on the stud 81 which has a tendencyto revolve the driving gear lO-ri gear 40-A in turn,irevolves the driving pinions 41 which cause rotation of the annuL lar gear 16 and Whichduring its revolving movement causes a reciprocating motion of the ratchet plate 22 during onecomplete revolution. .Y

The pinions 41 are maintained in position on a stationary plate 42 Which is secured'in the casing .in any suitable manner. Itis of course understood that the inner periphery of the annular gear 16 is provided With suitable teeth with which the pinions 41 mesh.`

n In the operation of the device, it is necessary to controlthe movement of the annular gearand in order to do this, I have provided on the handle 5,! a link 44`Which is pivoted to the handle as at 45 and at its outer end,.is secured to a clamping collar 46, this clamping collar engaging about the reduced portion of an adjusting 'nut 47 whichV has threadedengagement Withfa stem member -48 Whose opposite end is provided With a slot 49 in which operates the pin 50 carried by a telescopic member 51` Which [its into the hollovved end 'of the stem member 48 and is yieldablyurged toward its end through the medium of the spring 52 which is positioned between the end ofthe member 51 andthe bottom of the tubular portion of the stem member 48. rihe outer end ofthe member 51 is arranged to havepivoted thereto as at V53, the lever 54 Whichiis pivoted as at 55 tothe arm 6 but Which is normally urged toward the casing 11 through the medium ofthe spring 56 which is coiled about the pivot 55 and Whose ends engage respectively the casing and the lever 54, the lever at its free end carrying the stop pin `57 which has pin and slotconnection With the end of said lever. This stop Vpin passes through the casing as illustrated in Figure 3 through the stationary platei42 and into a suitable opening in the annular gear 16. It isfquite evident that aclosing movement of thea-rms 5 and 6 vvill draw the stem member 48 rearwardly to Withdraw the stop pin 57 from the opening in the annular gear,

thus permitting the clock spring 32 to revolve the annular gear through the medium of the gear 40 and `the intermediate pinions V41.

During this revolutionof theannular gear, as

hereinbefore described, the ratchet plate will bemoved down or towards the discharge endof the annular gear so that the feed Wheels 19 Will cause the advanceof one `pin out of the opening formed at the lowerV end of the pin passage 20, this pin then being held in the slot 22,-Aprovided for that pur pose and upon a continued movement of the annular gear `being severed from the main vveb 27 of the pin'carrying paper, through the medium of inermi@ 581 This imirei illustrated in Figure4, is secured'to the frame through the mediumrof the screwl 59and exe tends into. the slot 224A, Yso that when the pin passes the knife, theportion of paper holding the same-Will be severed from the t main pin carrying Web With the result that the pin Will be in the slot22-A and `Will-be of the annular gear 16, as illustratedin Y r.70. carried around by the hammer extension 60 i Figure 10. `As a complete half movement or half revolution ofthe annular gear 16 takes t place, the hammer 60 forces the :pin `down and 1 through the gathered material, this gathered material being held in position ben tween the shaping strip 61 which is illustrated in outline in Figure 3 and is provided With aV central opening for passage therethrough of the pins, the strip being secured through the medium of suitablescrews 62 across an opent ing in the bottom of the casing 11, the goods y in this instance being illustrated by the num# eral 63 and being arrangedto be crimped over the anvil portion 64 of the outer end ofthe arm 5. The shaping strip 61 is made of resilient` metal and forces thegoods down into the depression 65 provided in the anvil 64, the upper edges ofV the anvil, as at 66 being shaped to guide the pin through the crimped portion of the material 68. This operation is quite evident from inspection of Figures 12 and 13 and in the latter, it Will be noted,v

that the piece of paper that has surrounded the pin 67 is crumpled up as at 68 `beneath the pin head, When the pin has been forced through the corrugations of the material.

IWith my improved device, it is possible to gather the material and pin it Witha singleV operation ofthe device. When the annular gear completes itsrevolution,` after the arms 5 and 7 have been permitted to separate, thus .drawing the anvil avvay from the goods, and,

and again after release, the continued operation of the annular gear Will'impart to the H ratchet plate, a feed movement,thusforcing another pin out into the slot 22-A in posi tion to be severed from the main pin carrying web ofpaper upon the next ,half revolution Y of the annular gear. i y `Itis quite evident that asmall space mustV beleft between the `hammer 60 and the main body ofV dicated` bythe numeral 7 0 `and permitting passage therethrough of the knife member ci t 58, Whose front cutting face is bevelled as at 7l to provide a shearing action so that the the annular gear, this slot being in- CII paper web 27 will be cut thus separating the pin from the main web 27.

It is evident that the vmagazine could be positioned at any angle relatively .to the casing, this being a matter of construction, in the event it is desired to have the space on the casing above the anvil unobstructed so that the proper crinlling of the goods could be observed when the device was in use.

It is also evident that I have provided a machine which is simple in operation and which positively feeds the pins to a position where they can be projected through the Y gathered portions of the layers of goods.

It is also evident that I have provided a device which will effectively pin two or more layers of material together and a device which can be manipulated rapidly to place any number of pins along the edge of a pile i of material, the hunched paper beneath the head of the pin will show at a glance where the material is pinned and will also facilitate withdrawal of said pins.

It is evident also that the spring wound mechanism may be maintained in operative position at all times by a few movements of the winding ring thus enabling the device to be used constantly and without unnecessary interruption.

It is also evident that I have provided a machine in which a magazine is provided for the storing of a quantity of pins which may be fed out singly to secure the goods together.

While I have illustrated and described my invention with some degree of particularity, l realize that in practice various alterations therein may be made. I therefore reserve the right and privilege of changing the form of the details of construction or otherwise altering the arrangement of the correlated parteI without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is l. A hand pinning machine comprising pair of pivoted arms, a casing carried on one of the arms provided with a peripheral passageway, an anvil on the other arm for coacting with said casing to hold and crimp the material therebetween, an annular gear he casing, means for imparting a revolving movement to said annular gear, a feed plate, a pin magazine revolvable with said annular gear and from which pins are fed b v said feed plate into the peripheral paseway in said casing, and an extension on s l annular gear for forcing the pins successively through the crimped material.

hand pinning machine comprising a pair of pivoted arms, a casing carried on one of the arms provided with a peripheral passageway, an anvil on the other arm for coacting with said casing to hold and crimp material therebetween, a pin magazine, an annular gear in the casing, lneans for revolving said annular gear, a feed plate for feeding the pins from the magazine through said annular gear and into the peripheral passageway in the casing, a stop pin arranged to engage said annular gear, a link connection between the stop pin and one of the pivoted arms for automatically permitting disengagement of the stop from the annular gear when the pivoted arms are drawn together to perform a material crimping operation, and an extension on said annular gear for forcing a pin that has been fed into said passageway hrough the crimped material.

3. A hand pinning machine comprising a pair of pivoted arms. a casing carried on one of the arms provided with a peripheral passageway, an anvil on the other arm for cacting with the casing to crimp and hold material therebetween, a pin magazine in the casing, an eccentric ring in the casing, an annular gear, means for revolving said gear, a feed plate carried on said annular gear and arranged to cooperate with the eccentric ring whereby a reciprocating motion is imparted to the feed plate upon a revolving movement of said gear, a magazine carried by said annular gear, means actuated by the feed plate for feeding a pin carrying web so as to dispose the end pin of the web in the peripheral passageway in the casing, and means on the annular gear for forcing a pin fed into the passageway through the crimp of the material. v

4. A hand pinning machine comprising a pair of pivoted arms, a casing carried on one of the arms, an anvil on the other arm for coacting with said casing to hold and crimp material therebetween, a pin magazine, an annular gear in the casing and arranged to support said magazine, a spring mechanism for rotating said annular gear, a plurality of feed wheels in the annular gear, a shaft for carrying said feed wheels, ratchet wheels on said shaft, a feed plate, means for causing the plate to have a reciprocating motion upon a rotating movement of said annular gear, pawls carried by said feed plate for operating said ratchet wheels to cause an advance movement of said feed wheels for feeding a pin carrying web so as to cause the pins to be fed singly beyond the periphery of said annular gear member during a rotary movement thereof, a knife for automatically severing the projected portion of the web carrying a single pin during a rotary movement of said annular gear, and an extension on the annular gear for forcing said severed pin through the crimp in the material.

5. A hand pinning machine comprising a pair of pivoted cooperating aw members, a pin feeding mechanism in one of the jaws, means on the jaw for holding material in 6. A hand pinning machine comprising a pair of pivoted arms, a casing carried on one of the arms, an anvil on the other arm for coacting with said kcasing to hold and crimp material therebetween, a spring in the casing, a winding ring to which one end of the spring is attached, a stud at the other end of the spring, an annular gear, a gear train between the stud and the annular gear for rotating ,the latter, feed wheels in the annular gear,

feed ratchets, a magazine, a feed plate coacting with the ratchets for operating the Y feed wheels to feed a pin carrying web out of the magazine, means for operating the feed plate, a stop pin for engaging the annular gear, a lilik mechanism connecting the pin to'one of the arm members whereby the gear will be permitted to revolve upon a material crimping operation, a knife for severing one pin from the web, and an extension on the annular gear for forcing said severed pin through the crimp of the material.

7. ln a machine of the character described, relatively movable members, a pin feeding mechanism in one of the members, meansvon one of the members for crimping material fheld between said members, means foroperating said pin feeding mechanism, and means associated with one of the members for automatically permitting operation of the feed mechanism when the members are moved to material holding position.

8. A hand pinning machine comprising aV pair of jaws, a handle extension on each aw, a magazine carried by one of the jaws, material crimping means m both of the Jaws, and

means for forcing a pin through the crimped Y material.

9. A hand pinning machine comprising a jaw member, a pin feeding mechanism in the jaw, means on the jaw for crimping material,

y means for operating the feed mechanism, and

means connected to the jaw for automatically permitting operation of thefeed mechanism when the jaw is movedto a crimping position.

l0. A handpinning machine comprising a pair of pivoted arms, a casing carried on one of the arms, means on the other arm coacting with said casing to hold the crimped material therebetween, said casing being provided with a peripheral passageway, a pin magazine, an annular gear in the casing, means for rotating said annular gear, a feed plate, means for causing the plate to have a reciprocating motionupon a rotating movement of said annular gear, means actuated by the feed plate for feeding a pin carrying web so as to cause the pins to be fed singly beyond the periphery of the annular gear during rotary movement thereof, a knife for automatically severing the projected portion of the web, and means on said annular gear for forcing the severed pin through a crimp in the material.

In testimon whereof I aliix my signature.

ARTHTR D. RUSSELL. [n s] 

